Courses taught include Interpersonal Communication, Organizational Communication, and multiple rhetoric classes. Other responsibilities include directing the CART 101 program, serving on the Faculty Senate, and serving on the Budget Committee. His recent research examines how Appalachia is framed by different groups both within and outside West Virginia. Another ongoing project investigates how Isocrates can inform our society on the intersection of word and deed.

Education:

Ph.D., Duquesne University
M.A., Purdue University
B.A., Lipscomb University